Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot 1819 (long-tailed jaeger)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae

Belongs to Stercorarius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Olson and Rasmussen 2001 and Warheit 2002

Sister taxa: Stercorarius antarcticus, Stercorarius maccormicki, Stercorarius parasiticus, Stercorarius pomarinus, Stercorarius shufeldti, Stercorarius skua, Catharacta chilensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), the United Kingdom (1)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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